Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for cobalt in the UK

Gunn, Gus; Lusty, Paul; Shaw, Richard; Rayner, Deborah; Holbrook, Henry. 2020 Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for cobalt in the UK. British Geological Survey, 7pp. (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

Cobalt is a lustrous, silvery-grey metal with many physical and chemical properties that make it useful in a wide variety of chemical and metallurgical applications (Petavratzi et al., 2019). In the UK cobalt is used in high-performance alloys for the aerospace sector and in the cemented carbide, magnet and special steel industries. Cobalt chemicals are used in the manufacture of batteries, glass and ceramics (Petavratzi et al., 2019). The UK imports cobalt in several forms, chiefly as unwrought metal. In 2017 the total apparent consumption of cobalt in the UK amounted to about 1500 tonnes of contained cobalt metal (Bide et al., 2019).

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Additional Keywords:	cobalt
Date made live:	02 May 2023 12:32 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534411

Item Type:

Publication - Report

Funders/Sponsors:

British Geological Survey

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.

Additional Keywords:

cobalt

Date made live:

02 May 2023 12:32 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534411